Hello! I'm a childminder and I am 6 weeks pregnant. I work 5 days a week at the moment looking after my own son (17mths), 1 full timer (8mths), 1 part timer (3yrs) and another part timer (17mths).
Now this isnt a problem, the problem is in the summer when I will potentially begin working a 7 day week after taking on a 5yr old boy at the weekends and throughout the week during the holidays from April until september.
The father hasn't signed the contract yet but will probably next week. I said I could do it before I found out I was pregnant and the money will be very good. I'd also love to have an older child on board and he sounds as though he needs a 'mother figure' as his own mum abandoned him last year.
I have all these thoughts running through my head about what to do for the best but I know I am going to be exhausted and I suffered badly from PGP last pregnancy and that was a much quieter year without a toddler to run around after so I just know that it's going to be worse this time.
As soon as the little boy will finish with me I'll start maternity leave which will leave me 6 weeks before my due date. Please help me to decide what the best thing to do is. We have been struggling financially lately so I can't help but think of the money side of things but I don't want that to be a priority even though it's a very important factor, obviously.
I can't live on peanuts with another little one on the way. I also don't want to be in pain and heavily pregnant with an active little boy who deserves a fun and active CMer. Help!